Attachment for shelves



(No Model.)

H. D. FORBES. ATTACHMENT FOR SHELVES.

No. 435,173. Patented Aug. 26, 1890.

WITNEEEEE- IN ENTEIR- UNITED STATES PA ENT OFFICE.

HENRY D. FORBES, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

ATTACHMENT FOR S'HELVES,

SFECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 435,173, dated August26, 1890.

Application filed January 8, 1890i To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY D. FORBES, of Boston, in the county of Suffolkand State of Massachusetts, have invented anew and useful Improvement inAttachments for Shelves, of which the following, taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings, is a specification. a

The object of my invention is to construct a-shelf attachment that maybe easily connected to or removed from an ordinary fixed shelf, and thatmay serve to hold small articles, such as inkstands, hand-stam ps, pens,& c., it being particularly adapted for use in connection with'awriting-desk and for holding such articles as writers use; but it isobvious that it'may be used in other connections.

My device is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whioh- Figure1 is a perspective view showing my device attached to a shelf. Fig. 2 isa view in perspective of one of the supporting-clamps of my device.

A represents a fixed shelf of a desk, and B my attached shelf.

In the constructionillustrated the attached shelf is provided with twoclamping-brackets like the one shown in Fig. 2, of which 0 represents athin strip of metal, bent as shown, the part 0 being intended to restupon the upper part of the fixed shelf, the part D to form a support ofthe inkstand-holder, and the part E to support the tray 13. That partSerial No. 336,230. (No model.)

the clamp proper. B B is made of some thin material, like plate brass ortin, and is bent into a convenient form for the purpose for which it isintended.

When used for supporting inkstands, holes are made adapted to receive anink-wel1,like K, for instance.

When desirable, a blotter-pad H may be used in connection with mydevice.

When it is desirable to have a pen-tray attached, one may be formed, asindicated by B.

For supporting hand-stamps I have a series of openings N N made in theparts B II, as shown.

From the above description of the device and its uses it is obvious thatthe articles may be made wholly or in part of wire and still be in allessential respects like the device shown.

I claim- 1. The combination, in a shelf attachment, of clamping-bracketsand an inkst-and-support, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

2. The combination, in a shelf attachment, of olampingbrackets and apen-tray, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination, in a shelf attachment, of clamping-brackets andhandstamp supports, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

HENRY D. FORBES.

Witnesses:

MATTHEW M. BLUNT, FRANK G. PARKER.

